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Brochure HP Z Workstations and Avid Create stunning media and entertainment content with HP Z Workstations. HP recommends Windows. Can you meet your digital media challenges? It’s no secret that the media and entertainment industry is constantly evolving, and the push to deliver better content faster is an everyday challenge. To meet those demands, technology “ HP Z Workstations matters—a lot. You need innovative, high-performing, reliable hardware and software tools tuned empower our PC-based to your applications so your team can create captivating content, meet tight production schedules, and stay on budget. HP offers an expansive portfolio of integrated workstation hardware and customers to push the software solutions designed to maximize the creative capabilities of Avid® software. Together, limits of their creativity HP and Avid help you create stunning digital media. by providing a powerful and flexible platform that The HP Difference can handle the rigors HP Z Workstations are engineered to optimize the way hardware and software components work together, delivering massive, whole-system computational power that helps maximize your of complex editing and productivity and makes creating digital media faster and more efficient than ever before. effects—allowing them Innovation to produce the best end Enjoy next-generation technology, including the award-winning HP Z Workstation design, to help result each time.” you create and visualize even the most complex projects. This revolutionary design brings a tool- less chassis, advanced cooling, Thunderbolt™ 21 connectivity, and choice of power with up to 90% – Ken Miles, Senior Director; Corporate efficient power supplies. Add the HP Z Turbo Drive2 to reduce boot up and graphic response times Development, Avid (even 4K3 video), and boost your creative workflow with the powerful HP DreamColor Professional Displays that offer breakthrough color accuracy and unbelievably affordable 4K3 support. Performance Advanced compute and visualization power help speed your work, beat deadlines, and meet expectations. At the heart of HP Z Workstations are the new Intel® processors with advanced processor performance technologies, Thunderbolt™ 21—the industry’s fastest, most versatile I/O connection and NVIDIA® Quadro® professional graphics cards with the NVIDIA® CUDA® parallel processing architecture; delivering real-time previewing and editing of native, high-resolution footage, including multiple layers of 4K3 video. Intel® Turbo Boost4 is designed to enhance the base operating frequency of processor cores, providing more processing speed for single and multi- threaded applications. The HP Z Workstation cooling design enhances this performance. Reliability HP product testing includes application performance, graphics, and comprehensive ISV certification for maximum productivity. All HP Z Workstations come with a limited 3-year parts, 3-year labor, and 3-year onsite service (3/3/3) standard limited warranty that is extendable up to 5 years.5 You can be confident in your HP and Avid solution. Brochure | HP Z Workstations and Avid HP recommends Windows. Find the applications you need Meet the challenge with HP and Avid Avid pioneered the concept of using a computer to Tackle your toughest creative challenges with the powerhouse combination of HP and Avid working digitally manipulate film, video, audio, and 3D together. Avid is a world leader in digital media creation tools for film, video, music, audio, and animation. That spirit of innovation continues to this broadcast professionals—as well as aspiring pros. Today, the vast majority of feature films, prime- day, with increasingly powerful, integrated solutions that reflect Avid’s dedication to quality and a time TV shows, commercials, and hit music are made using one or more Avid products. When you longstanding commitment to empowering the run Avid audio and/or video applications on HP Z Workstations—which were designed in tandem creativity behind the world’s most widely with Avid engineers—you get an unbeatable technology solution. As a bonus, Avid applications are recognized media. certified on select HP Z Workstation models to help ensure that they will deploy right out of the gate. Professional video editing Media Composer Media Composer® is proven and trusted by professional editors in every segment of film, television, and broadcast. Designed to handle high volumes of disparate file-based media, Media Composer delivers accelerated high-res-to-HD workflows, real-time collaboration, and powerful media management, eliminating time-consuming tasks so you can focus on telling a great story. And now the choice is yours—edit on premises, remotely through the cloud, Vancouver Film School: A studio that teaches on demand, through a low-cost subscription, or purchase a license outright—making Media http://youtu.be/BiXSJPSERHc Composer the most versatile and accessible tool for professional creative editorial. Media Composer | NewsCutter Option Editing breaking news stories relies on fast thinking, accuracy, and teamwork. Designed for high-pressure broadcast news editing, Media Composer systems equipped with the NewsCutter Option give you all the tools you need to deliver award-winning news packages—from the field or in the newsroom. Tight integration with newsroom automation systems, playout servers, and collaborative production workflows make Avid the first choice for independent stations and worldwide media organizations alike. Professional audio editing Pro Tools® Serious professionals in top music studios, post-production and broadcast facilities, editing suites, and mobile production trucks worldwide use Pro Tools more than any other digital audio solution available. The added flexibility of running Pro Tools software standalone on HP Z Workstations and HP ZBook Mobile Workstations gives you the freedom to create the way you want, anywhere you want. Professional tools demand workstation power HP Z Workstations are designed, tested, and built for Avid users looking for high performance and extreme stability. HP does this with features that include: • Multi-core6 Intel® Xeon® processors • Professional graphics cards from NVIDIA® • Microsoft Windows operating systems • Fast, reliable memory and expanded I/O options, including Thunderbolt™ 21 port • 2x storage performance over SATA SSDs with HP Z Turbo Drive and massive storage options (up to 15 GB) • EPEAT® Gold7-rated and ENERGY STAR®-certified configurations 2 Brochure | HP Z Workstations and Avid HP recommends Windows. “ High performance, reliability, and enhanced productivity are critical requirements for all of our customers, who are constantly working under rigid deadlines.” – Dana Ruzicka, Vice President of Segment and Product Marketing, Avid Technology, Inc. Meet the HP Z Workstation family Combining bold design and world-class engineering, the HP Z Workstation family takes innovation, performance, and reliability to the next level—to give you and your business a competitive edge. Select HP Z Workstations are tested and certified for Avid applications, helping ensure powerful, dependable performance. HP Z Workstations deliver enhanced workstation performance with the latest Intel processors with Intel® Turbo Boost4 and Hyper-Threading8 technologies, in a very affordable package that transforms the way digital media and entertainment professionals work. The next-generation system architecture enables fast and efficient performance while built-in HP reliability helps you work more productively and get the job done faster. HP Z1 Workstation (with Touch option)* All-in-One evolution. >> When you work in the creative sector, space on your desk is often at a premium. The all-in-one HP Z1 Workstation helps you simplify your desktop, save space, and eliminate wires. It puts the performance and reliability of a complete HP Z Workstation expertly designed into the back of a 27-inch diagonal, brilliant, large-screen HD display. Customize your display with optional 10-point touch technology in a stunning edge-to-edge glass design.2 Better still, easily add a hard drive, a Thunderbolt™ 21 module, upgrade memory, or access the graphics card with the tool-less chassis design. HP Z440 Workstation Expand your power. >> The HP Z440 Workstation is ideal for digital media and entertainment professionals who need the maximum in single-socket processor power. Media Composer and Pro Tools users will find this as their mainstream workstation. It combines ECC memory to handle large files, as well as the full range of 3D professional graphics and the latest Intel® processors. HP Z640 Workstation Flexible, powerful, ready to work. >> Expand your capabilities with the HP Z640 Workstation, a system that lets you configure and reconfigure with ease to create your perfect solution. Then concentrate on your work, not your workstation, as you experience powerful performance, whisper-quiet computing, and tool-less access in a conveniently compact design. With the innovative HP Z Turbo Drive,10 set a new performance curve as you revolutionize how you handle large files and reduce boot up, calculation, and graphics response time. HP Z840 Workstation More power to you. >> The HP Z840 Workstation delivers the ultimate performance in a revolutionary next-generation design that accelerates even the biggest, most complex digital media and entertainment projects. This high-end workstation offers the maximum in dual-socket performance, data storage, and expandability available in the HP Z Workstation line and is ideal